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appear
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present1
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n. {Appearing}.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F.
apparoir, fr. L. appar?re to appear + par?reto come forth, to
be visible; prob. from the same root as par?re to produce.
Cf. {Apparent}, {Parent}, {Peer}, v. i.]
1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land appear.
--Gen. i. 9.
2. To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at
that time.
3. To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or
superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the
like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before
a court, or as a person to be tried.
We must all appear before the judgment seat.
--[hand] Cor.
v. 10.
One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to
appear. --Macaulay.
4. To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be
known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as
a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
It doth not yet appear what we shall be. --1 John
iii. 2.
Of their vain contest appeared no end. --Milton.
5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
They disfigure their faces, that they may appear
unto men to fast. --Matt. vi.
16.
Syn: To seem; look. See {Seem}.
Present \Pres"ent\, a. [F. pr['e]sent, L. praesens,-entis, that
is before one, in sight or at hand, p. p. of praeesse to be
before; prae before + esse to be. See {Essence}.]
1. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain
contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
These things have I spoken unto you, being yet
present with you. --John xiv.
25.
2. Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in
view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past
or future; as, the present session of Congress; the
present state of affairs; the present instance.
I'll bring thee to the present business --Shak.
3. Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident. ``A present
recompense.'' ``A present pardon.'' --Shak.
An ambassador . . . desires a present audience.
--Massinger.
4. Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. [R.]
5. Favorably attentive; propitious. [Archaic]
To find a god so present to my prayer. --Dryden.
{Present tense} (Gram.), the tense or form of a verb which
expresses action or being in the present time; as, I am
writing, I write, or I do write.
資料來源(4): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Present \Pres"ent\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]sent. See {Present}, a.]
1. Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at
the moment contemplated; as, at this present.
Past and present, wound in one. --Tennyson.
2. pl. (Law) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of
conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing;
as in the phrase, `` Know all men by these presents,''
that is, by the writing itself, `` per has literas
praesentes; '' -- in this sense, rarely used in the
singular.
3. (Gram.) A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting
the present tense.
{At present}, at the present time; now.
{For the present}, for the tine being; temporarily.
{In present}, at once, without delay. [Obs.] ``With them, in
present, half his kingdom; the rest to follow at his
death.'' --Milton.
資料來源(5): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Present \Pre*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presented}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Presenting}.] [F. pr['e]senter, L. praesentare, fr.
praesens, a. See {Present}, a.]
1. To bring or introduce into the presence of some one,
especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer
for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king;
(with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of
a superior.
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to
present themselves before the lord. --Job i. 6
2. To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's
perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine
appearance.
Lectorides's memory is ever . . . presenting him
with the thoughts of other persons. --I. Watts.
3. To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in
charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.
So ladies in romance assist their knight, Present
the spear, and arm him for the fight. --Pope.
4. To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a
formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.
My last, least offering, I present thee now.
--Cowper.
5. Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with
a donation; also, to court by gifts.
Octavia presented the poet for him admirable elegy
on her son Marcellus. --Dryden.
6. To present; to personate. [Obs.] --Shak.
7. In specific uses;
(a) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to
the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
The patron of a church may present his clerk to
a parsonage or vicarage; that is, may offer him
to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted.
--Blackstone.
(b) To nominate for support at a public school or other
institution . --Lamb.
(c) To lay before a public body, or an official, for
consideration, as before a legislature, a court of
judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a
memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment.
(d) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give
notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find
or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present
certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think
to be public injuries.
(e) To bring an indictment against . [U.S]
(f) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present
a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of
another.
{Pesent arms} (Mil.), the command in response to which the
gun is carried perpendicularly in front of the center of
the body, and held there with the left hand grasping it at
the lower band, and the right hand grasping the small of
the stock, in token of respect, as in saluting a superior
officer; also, the position taken at such a command.
資料來源(6): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Present \Pre*sent"\, v. i. (Med.)
To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible
to the finger in vaginal examination; -- said of a part of an
infant during labor.
資料來源(7): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Present \Pres"ent\, n. [F. pr['e]sent .]
Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a
Christmas present.
Syn: Gift; donation; donative; benefaction. See {Gift}.
資料來源(8): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Present \Pre*sent"\, n. (Mil.)
The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at
present.
資料來源(9): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]
present
adj 1: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now
existing or happening or in consideration; "the
present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the
present topic"; "the present system"; "present
observations" [syn: {present(a)}] [ant: {future}, {past}]
2: spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the
murderer is present in this room"; "present at the
wedding"; "present at the creation" [ant: {absent}]
n 1: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous
stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is
enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with
no thought of tomorrow" [syn: {nowadays}]
2: something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from
his wife"
3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of
speaking [syn: {present tense}]
v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
"She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new
software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {demo}, {exhibit},
{demonstrate}]
2: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the
arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to
our formal reason" [syn: {represent}, {lay out}]
3: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to
stage `Othello'" [syn: {stage}, {represent}]
4: hand over formally [syn: {submit}]
5: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn: {pose}]
6: give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at
graduation" [syn: {award}]
7: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her
for her birthday?" [syn: {give}, {gift}]
8: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement
speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the
students" [syn: {deliver}]
9: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you
with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the
community" [syn: {introduce}, {acquaint}]
10: represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally;
"The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this
painting" [syn: {portray}]
11: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or
criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was
faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his
actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: {confront},
{face}]
12: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country,
etc.
13: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation;
assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up,
the soldiers have to salute" [syn: {salute}]
2008-08-01
to show; to display (a certain appearance); to appear; to arise; to present; to take on
to show; to display (a certain appearance); to appear; to arise; to present; to take on
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